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ABC Books, Australia, 2013. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The thrilling life of Bert Hinkler, Bundaberg boy, who grew up to become a pioneer of aviation, Mussolini's favourite pilot, dubbed 'the most daring man in the world' by adoring crowds who turned out to see him fly. Grantlee Kieza tells the thrilling story of Bert's life… Read more about this item

Bunker Hill Publishing, Piermont, New Hampshire, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. This first-of-its-kind, definitive book offers a fascinating textual and visual tour of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. Featuring 100 newly commissioned and historic maps as well as 200 related photographs, navigation… Read more about this item

Promotional Reprint Company, London, 1997. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Copious illustrations trace the history and development of our commercial airlines. Times of growth and times of trial are objectively discussed. 224 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Aviation; Aviation; ISBN: 1856484262. ISBN/EAN: 9781856484268. Inventory No: 267006.. 9781856484268… Read more about this item

Bullion Books, NSW, 1989. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. This is the story of commercial aviation - of the individual airlines which grew out of humble beginnings into the corporate giants they are today. It is also the story of people. People such as Paterson, Six, Boeing, Fysh, Trippe, Hanshue, Plesman, Rickenbacker, Hughes, Frye and many… Read more about this item

Rigby Limited, Australia, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft is a fully international guide, listing all the world's manufacturers of production aircraft, both military and civil, from the beginning of powered flight to the present day. The A to Z arrangement of this valuable reference book provides details… Read more about this item

A.H. & A. W. Reed Pty Ltd, Wellington, 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Map endpapers. Corner of front cover bending inwards. 222 pages. Light foxing to endpapers. Dust jacket has rubbing, chips and tears to edges. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Aviation; New Zealand; Aviation; Inventory… Read more about this item

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2015. Softcover. Good Condition. Patrick Gordon 'Bill' Taylor was a pioneer of Australian aviation. As a fighter pilot during the First World War, he was awarded the Military Cross and discovered a life-long passion for flight and air navigation. Returning to Australia after the war, he became a close friend of… Read more about this item

Peacock Press / Bantam Books, USA, 1982. Softcover. Good Condition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Aviation; Aviation; ISBN: 055301384X. ISBN/EAN: 9780553013849. Inventory No: 263646. . 9780553013849

BBC Books, London, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Reaching for the Skies is the dramatic and entertaining story of many of this century's most colourful adventurers. It shows how, thanks to the dreams, courage, and inspiration of a few hundred people, the aeroplane has developed from a Heath Robinson contraption of wooden struts and… Read more about this item

Metro Books, New York, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Ever since Orville and Wilbur Wright tested their flying machine on the sands of Kitty Hawk, designers, builders and pilots have striven to take their planes farther, faster, higher. Presented on the beautiful, large, color pages are the stories and images of 22 of the… Read more about this item

Northam Aero Club, Australia, 2018. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Signed by Author. A dirt strip in country Western Australia. Four young men desperately wanted tolearn to fly an airplane. They took on the challenge to make their dreams realityand won. But not without struggle not the least the lack of finances.How did they do it?This… Read more about this item

Owen Zupp, Bowral, NSW, 2014. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 50 More Tales of Flight' continues the aviation adventure. From the open-air cockpit of an antique biplane to the beads-of-sweat realism of fighter jet simulators, the reader is taken aloft. Aircraft are flown across the globe, while others are found decaying in the deepest jungles. These… Read more about this item

Dorling Kindersley, 2015. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition. This fascinating journey through a century of flight captures the spirit and excitement of aviation past and present, from the Wright brothers' first airborne attempts to the story behind the space race.Travellers: Live through the bone-jarring, first moments of flight with pioneers such as Orville Wright,… Read more about this item

Imperial War Graves Commission, London, 1953. Softcover. Good Condition. Cover and pages have a few creases. A notation has been added to the one photograph from the air re new gardens. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: War::World War II; History; Aviation. Inventory No: 257264. . … Read more about this item

Herron & Murray, Great Britain, 2016. Softcover. As New. To fly through the air to harness the power and freedom of the birds. This was mankind's dream and desire, most arguably, since crawling out of the primordial ooze. It would be centuries before that dream would come true. Aviation itself has only been around in… Read more about this item

Time Life, USA, 1982. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Small brown marks on first 4 pages top right hand corner 176 pages. Light foxing to outer page edges. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Aviation; Aviation; ISBN: 080943329X. ISBN/EAN: 9780809433292. Inventory… Read more about this item